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| Interrupting his global adventure for a brief chat, Ross Noble warned 成人快手 Programme Information about the dangers of overdosing on Belgian chocolate and waxed lyrical about his all-time favourite souvenir: a musical pickle fork holder from Singapore.
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What was the best place you visited for this series?
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The best place would be Brussels. It was a real challenge making the show as there were cafes and restaurants every couple of metres, which hampered progress. I also attempted a personal challenge to eat my own bodyweight in Belgian chocolate. After the first couple of kilos in the art gallery, the Magritte picture appeared to be moving. After a few more, in a chocolate haze, I heard the voice of Tintin telling me to kill the Smurfs.
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What was your most amusing travelling experience?
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 The funniest was in Adelaide where there's this man called Johnny who wears nothing but Speedos and wellie boots and walks up and down the main street. I thought this was a one-off - until I mentioned it on stage and, to my amazement, discovered that everybody knows him and that he is not only known around Adelaide but also around the world. After the shows, I received a barrage of photos of him and emails with links to various websites in his honour, the best of which has a 'Where's Johnny?' moving map, tracking his movements around the city.
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What's the most interesting thing you've seen this series?
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The most interesting thing I saw was the tattoos and body decoration in honour of car manufacturers by motor sports fans in Adelaide. I don't know if I could have the world 'Ford' in permanent letters on my back.
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What is the strangest souvenir you bought?
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In Singapore, I bought a musical pickle fork holder with the body of a fish and the face of a lion and, at the flick of a switch, its eyes light up.
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Name five things you always take with you when you travel.
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 A selection of bags in various sizes, my portable DVD player, a good book, loose-fitting slacks and a picture of Her Majesty the Queen.
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In your experience, what is the most overused English phrase around the world?
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 "Lovely, jubbly". It seems the shopkeepers who speak very little English have adopted this phrase to lure you into their shops. I would be more inclined to go in if they picked different phrases from classic British sitcoms like: "It's only Sonia", from Fresh Fields with Anton Rodgers.
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What do you miss from home when you are travelling?
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The thing I miss about home when travelling is bean-bag furniture - a must in the home as an antidote to aircraft seats and hotel chairs.
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What was the strangest meal you've eaten on your travels?
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 It was in China where I ordered by pointing at the indecipherable dishes on the menu. When the meal came, the centrepiece was a whole pigeon battered in an upright position.
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What was the strangest mode of transport you've used?
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 In South Africa, I attempted to observe the beauty of the flora and fauna by jet-ski and quad bike.
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What was your most embarrassing moment?
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On the flight to Australia, I fell asleep on a stranger's shoulder and woke him up by snoring. Luckily, I didn't fall into a deep sleep and start dribbling.
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What is your all-time best travel tip?
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 If you end up in a Turkish prison, don't sign up for the ballroom dancing classes.
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Ross Noble Goes Global
Just a Minute
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